If you’re uncertain about your career direction, feeling stuck in your current role, or unsure how to move forward – career clarity support can help you explore your options and develop a strategic approach to your career.
What Career Clarity Support Includes
Career clarity work helps you understand yourself – your values, strengths, interests, and what matters most to you – and connect that understanding to meaningful career choices. It involves exploring different options, understanding what draws you to certain kinds of work, and developing a clearer sense of your ideal career direction. This might involve career testing or assessments, exploring different pathways, research into potential roles, or simply having space to think through your career questions with an experienced professional. Career clarity support often leads to greater confidence in your career choices and a clearer path forward.
How Career Clarity Might Help You
Many people find that taking time to explore their career questions with support brings real relief and clarity. You might discover that your current role isn’t aligned with your values – and that’s important information. You might realise what kind of work environment or role would be more satisfying. You might identify career directions you hadn’t considered before. Career clarity work can help if you’re early in your career and unsure about direction, mid-career and wondering if a change might be good, or later in your career and exploring what comes next. It can reduce anxiety about career choices by providing a clearer sense of direction and next steps. Many people feel more confident and purposeful once they have clarity about their career direction.
Our Approach to Career Clarity
Working with a career development professional at Growth Psychology, you’ll explore your values, strengths, and what matters to you in your work. We help you gain clarity about what you’re looking for in a career – the kind of environment, role, and impact that would feel meaningful and satisfying. We help you identify strengths and skills you might not have fully recognised. We support you in exploring different options and evaluating them against what matters to you. Our approach is collaborative, positive, and focused on helping you move toward a career that aligns with who you are and what you value. Sessions are tailored to your specific situation and questions. Learn more about our therapeutic approaches.
When to Seek Support
If you’re unsure about your career direction, feeling unfulfilled in your current role, or wanting to explore different options – career clarity support can help. It’s often easier and less anxious-making to address career uncertainty with professional support than to try to figure it out alone.
Ask about our Career Clarity and Strategies services.
If you’d like to explore how therapy might help, we’re here to talk through your needs.
Our practicitioners with a focus on Career Clarity and Strategies
Lara Patty - Psychologist
Lara is a registered Psychologist who offers a warm, collaborative, and emotionally grounded approach to therapy. She supports adolescents (16+) and adults across experiences such as anxiety, depression, stress, identity concerns, relationship and attachment patterns, the impacts of difficult childhood experiences, and life transitions. Lara integrates evidence‑informed approaches—including Schema Therapy, CBT, and ACT—to help clients explore their inner world and develop compassionate, authentic ways of relating to themselves and others.
Carolyn is an experienced career development practitioner and counsellor with a Masters of Education (Career Development). She enjoys enabling all populations to see, reach, and enhance their career potential. She has over 20 years’ practical experience in mentoring, recruitment, advising and counselling, teaching and education development.
Berni is a professional coach with a Master of Applied Positive Psychology and a Bachelor of Social Sciences Hons (Psychology). She has over 15 years’ experience in coaching, mentoring, advising and training.
Shelley Phillips is a registered Psychologist who offers a warm, caring, and evidence‑informed approach to supporting mental health and wellbeing. She draws on CBT, ACT, Positive Psychology, and strengths‑based practices to help clients explore challenges in life and work. Shelley also supports clients navigating job selection processes, career development, and workplace stress. She has experience working with emergency services personnel and has worked as a psychology lecturer, mentor, and supervisor.
Beth is a registered Psychologist who supports adults across a range of wellbeing and mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, life transitions, and career‑related challenges. She draws on CBT, ACT, Schema‑informed strategies, and strengths‑based, person‑centred approaches. Beth also provides services under Queensland emergency services support programs and works in training, development, and career‑related support.
